1、A few years ago, I asked the same question about hitchhiking in a column on a newspaper. (5) of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking.If there is a hitchhikers (6) it must be Iran, came one reply. Rural Ireland was recommended as a friendly place for hi
2、tchhiking, (7) was Quebec, Canada-if you dont mind being berated (严厉指责) for not speaking French.But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in many parts of the world, the (8) feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed (消亡).With so much news about crime in the media, peopl
3、e assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. But do we (9) to be so wary both to hitchhike and to give a lift?In Poland in the 1960s, (10) a Polish woman who e-mailed me, the authorities introduced the Hitchhikers Booklet. The booklet containe
4、d coupons for drivers, so each time a driver (11) somebody, he or she received a coupon. At the end of the season, (12) who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes. Everybody was hitchhiking then. Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by b
5、reaking down (13) between strangers. It would help fight (14) warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant (15) in geography, history, politics and sociology.(分数:15.00)(1).A. made B. took C
6、. traveled D. crossed(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.解析:(2).A. above B. over C. at D. on(分数:B.D.(3).A. when B. after C. before D. until(分数:A.(4).A. the books B. them C. it D. the songs(分数:C.(5).A. Hundreds B. Hundred C. Thousand D. Dozen(分数:(6).A. sky B. space C. map D. heaven(分数:(7).A. like B. as C. for D. since(
7、分数:(8).A. big B. large C. general D. little(分数:(9).A. have to B. must C. should B. need(分数:(10).A. according to B. owing to C. due to D. with respect to(分数:(11).A. sent B. picked up C. selected D. brought(分数:(12).A. passengers B. hikers C. drivers D. strangers(分数:(13).A. fences B. barriers C. gaps D
8、. stones(分数:(14).A. global B. total C. entire D. whole(分数:(15).A. discussions B. debates C. consultations D. lessons(分数:Child ConsultantsThese days, what do you want to do when you grow up? is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The (1) should be: what job are you doing now? American comp
9、anies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate products for child (2) . The 12-to-19 (3) group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies have been created to help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and (4) markets
10、. One (5) , Teenage Research Unlimited, has panels (评判小组) of teenagers who give their verdict (裁决) on products (6) jeans (牛仔裤). Another company, Doyle Research Associated, holds two-hour sessions in a room (7) the imaginarium (想象室). Children are encouraged to play games to get (8) a creative mood. T
11、hey have to write down any ideas that (9) into their heads.Some manufacturers prefer to do their own (10) research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly Kids Council at its headquarters in Seattle, (11) a panel of school children give their verdict on the (12) products and suggest new ones.
12、One 11-year-old, Andrew Cooledge, told them that they should make more computer games which would appeal equally (13) boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software. (14) , even if their ideas are valuable, the children will n
13、ever make a fortune. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas. These are not jobs they can hold for long. (15) their mid-teens they can be told that they are too old.30.00)(1).A. sentence B. word C. answer D. question(分数:2.00)(2).A. employees B. labourers C. consumers D. employers(分数:(3).A. age
14、 B. year C. time D. generation(分数:(4).A. the B. another C. other D. others(分数:(5).A. school B. firm C. store D. college(分数:(6).A. as B. like C. of D. with(分数:(7).A. called B. calls C. calling D. call(分数:(8).A. into B. out of C. along with D. over(分数:(9).A. happen B. come C. occur D. fall(分数:(10).A.
15、science B. creation C. production D. market(分数:(11).A. there B. here C. where D. which(分数:(12).A. last B. late C. later D. latest(分数:(13).A. to B. for C. with D. on(分数:(14).A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Otherwise(分数:(15).A. Above B. On C. By D. Over(分数:Where Did All the Ships Go ?The Bermuda
16、 Triangle (三角区) is one (1) the greatest mysteries of the sea. In this triangular area between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic, ships and airplanes (2) to disappear more often than in (3) parts of the ocean. And they do so (4) leaving any sign of an accident or any dead bodies.It is (5)
17、that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange happenings in the area. His compass stopped working, a flame came down from the sky, and a wave 100 to 200-feet-high carried his ship about a mile away.The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the U. S. Naval (海军的) Air
18、 Flight 19. (6) December 5, 1945, five bomber planes carrying 14 men (7) on a training mission from the Florida coast. Later that day, all communications with Flight 19 were lost. They just disappeared without a trace. The next morning, 242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search
19、 in history. But they found nothing.Some people blame the disappearances (8) supernatural (超自然的) forces. It is suggested the (9) ships and planes were either transported to other times and places, kidnapped (绑架) by aliens (外星人) (10) attacked by sea creatures.There are (11) natural explanations, thou
20、gh. The U. S. Navy says that the Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth (12) a magnetic compass (指南针) points towards true north (13) magnetic north. (14) , planes and ships can lose their way if they dont make adjustments.The area also has changing weather and is known (15) its high waves. S
21、torms can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship. Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.(1).A. from B. of C. about D. on(分数:(2).A. often B. look C. sometimes D. seem(分数:(3).A. rest B. another C. other D. others(分数:(4).A. without B. by C. from D. upon(分数:(5).A. saying B.
22、say C. said D. says(分数:(6).A. On B. In C. From D. Since(分数:(7).A. took up B. took on C. took out D. took off(分数:(8).A. for B. about C. on D. from(分数:(9).A. missing B. missed C. miss D. misses(分数:(10).A. and B. or C. nor D. neither(分数:(11).A. also B. no C. barely D. hardly(分数:(12).A. which B. there C
23、. where D. that(分数:(13).A. in stead of B. except C. but D. out of(分数:(14).A. Similarly B. Furthermore C. However D. Therefore(分数:(15).A. as B. for C. by D. from(分数:Charter SchoolsAmerican public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teac
24、hers are starting independent public schools (1) charter schools (特许学校).In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than 2,300 charter schools (2) in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575,000 students (3) these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through
25、18 or older.A charter school is (4) by groups of parents, teachers and community (社区) members. It is similar in some ways (5) a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do. The (6) it receives depends on the number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments (7) the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.Unlike a traditional public school, (8) , the charter school doe
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